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"Revamped Raspberry Pi 5: Enhanced Power Efficiency and Wayland Desktop"

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Source: Hackaday
"Revamped Raspberry Pi 5: Enhanced Power Efficiency and Wayland Desktop"
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The Raspberry Pi 5 has a high power consumption even when powered down, consuming over a watt in standby. However, a simple config change can reduce its power consumption. The issue arises from certain HATs where the 3V3 rail shuts down but the 5V rail doesn't. The Raspberry Pi foundation kept the rails on all the time for compatibility reasons, but future OS releases may provide a more elegant solution. The Raspberry Pi 5 is being hailed as the closest yet to a usable everyday PC.

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  2. Raspberry Pi 5 review – Part 2: Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, benchmarks, power consumption, and more  CNX Software
  3. Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool  The Register
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